In a historic election, Miami-Dade County voters chosen Rosie Cordero-Stutz as their new sheriff, marking the primary time in additional than six many years the county has elected somebody to the place.
Cordero-Stutz, a Republican and the assistant director of investigative providers on the Miami-Dade Police Division (MDPD), received decisively over her opponent, Democrat James Reyes, the county’s public security director.
Reyes conceded the race shortly after 8 p.m. on election evening, expressing gratitude to his supporters. “My life’s work has been about public service and placing the group first, which is why I made a decision to run for sheriff. Although tonight’s outcomes aren’t what we labored so exhausting for or what we hoped, I’m so grateful to my household, our devoted marketing campaign group, and our unimaginable volunteers who’ve accomplished a lot to battle for our shared imaginative and prescient of public security and public belief,” Reyes acknowledged.
He added that he seems ahead to spending time together with his household and persevering with his position as Miami-Dade’s Chief of Public Security to make sure a seamless transition to the newly elected sheriff. Reyes additionally supplied congratulations to Cordero-Stutz, expressing his willingness to work alongside her in sustaining group security.
Cordero-Stutz brings practically 30 years of expertise with the MDPD, the place she began as a patrol officer and ascended to her present position overseeing investigative providers. All through her profession, she has managed high-profile circumstances, from theft investigations to homicides. Her marketing campaign was bolstered by endorsements from high-profile figures and organizations, together with the Fraternal Order of Police, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former President Donald Trump, and 27 present Florida sheriffs.
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Reyes, a veteran with over 20 years on the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace the place he led each administrative and detention departments, was employed to steer Miami-Dade County Corrections and later appointed public security director by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. His marketing campaign centered on priorities equivalent to enhancing inter-agency communication, investing in superior crime-fighting applied sciences, constructing public belief, and growing transparency. He acquired help from Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, the Police Benevolent Affiliation, and former Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez.
Cordero-Stutz’s victory ushers in a brand new period for regulation enforcement management in Miami-Dade County as she prepares to tackle the obligations of the workplace and construct on her intensive profession in public security.
